A 7,000-year-old roe deer antler headdress from Eilsleben, Germany mirrors Mesolithic shaman graves. The 5291–5034 BC LBK farmer artifact shows contact between newcomers and foragers. Cut marks at the antler base reveal processing techniques — published in Praehistoria 🦌
7,000-year-old deer antler headdress found in Germany
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Key facts
- Road deer antler headdress found at Eisleben settlement in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany
- Dated to 5291-5034 BC, showing tradition carried forward from Mesolithic
- Closest comparison to Mesolithic shaman grave from Bad Dürrenberg
- Evidence of contact between early Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) farmers and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers
- Eisleben site on northern edge of Loess zone, excavated 1974-1989 by Dieter Calfman
- Shows exchange and interaction between newcomers and foragers after farmers displaced hunter-gatherers
- Antler shows traces of processing with cut marks indicating skinning at base of antler
- Published in journal Praehistoria
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7,000-year-old deer antler headdress from Eilsleben ... - Phys.orgphys.org
Among other things, a headdress made of a roe deer antler and pendants of animal teeth attest to the deceased's special status as a shaman, the ...
The Deer Mask at the Edge of the Farming World - Anthropology.netanthropology.net
The grave held a woman, a baby, and a collection of ritual items including an antler headdress nearly identical to the one found at Eilsleben.
A 7,000-Year-Old Deer Antler May Have a Ritualistic Pastpopularmechanics.com
Worn as part of a headdress, the antler was likely used in the ritualistic merging of two ancient cultures.
Rare deer skull headdress discovered in Germany highlights ...archaeologymag.com
Archaeologists in Germany find a deer skull headdress showing contact between early farmers and hunter-gatherers 7500 years ago.
7,000-year-old deer antler headdress uncovered in Germanypopsci.com
The headdress also dates back to 5291–5034 BCE. an antler bone made into a headdress Roe deer antler worked into a headdress from Eilsleben.
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